prede

P3R1E1D2E1
/pɹiːd/

verb

To prey; to plunder.

OriginLatin praedārī →
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Meanings

prede1

verbprede (third-person singular simple present predes, present participle preding, simple past and past participle preded)

present singular third person predes · participle present preding · participle past preded · past preded

  1. obsoleteTo prey; to plunder.

    One of the Geraldins, who was ancestor to those that now are lords of Lackath, preded an enimie of his

    1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

prede2

noun
  1. obsoleteprey; plunder; booty

    bringing of the prede homeward

    1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Origin

prede · verb

  1. Latinpraedārī
  2. Englishprede

Borrowed from Latin praedārī. Doublet of prey.

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prede · noun

  1. Latinpraeda
  2. Middle Englishprede
  3. Englishprede

From Middle English prede, from Latin praeda. Doublet of prey.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pederdreep
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APA

prede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prede

MLA

“prede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prede. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prede,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prede.

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